"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:50:59 +0100, Thomas Borchert
wrote in :

A lack of a response in this group does not always indicate an
acceptance
of a presented view.

Sure. But IMHO there are some views that should elicit a responce from a
majority of the group here in order to save its civility.

Flaming trolls tends to breed more trolls and flames.

It depends. When the group is invaded by a random outsider who makes a
provocative post, silence may indeed be appropriate. (For instance, the
Belfort ravings are universally ignored, and properly so.)

But when a bona fide member of the group advocates exterminating Muslims and
threatens to lynch them, it is unconscionable for people participating in
that conversation to let the remarks pass.

--Gary